The Missing – two FBI short stories (Sophie Anderson)

The Missing is two Sophie Anderson short stories – one set before book 1 in the series (Body Count) and one set after Body Count. The first five books in PD Martin’s Sophie Anderson series have been released in 13 countries to date, and to international acclaim.

Story 1: Sophie Anderson is working in Victoria Police’s homicide department when her boss assigns her to a local kidnapping case. Her boss’s deal is simple: ‘Find my friend’s ten-year-old daughter and I’ll send you on the FBI course you’ve been nagging me about.’ But Sophie doesn’t need incentive to rescue a young girl. She throws herself into the case, racing against the clock to bring the girl home…only too aware of what the perpetrator might be doing to her.

Story 2: Sophie Anderson is still a relative newcomer to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit when her profiling skills are called on for a kidnapping case in DC. Presidential candidate Senator Keen’s daughter is missing and Sophie’s mission is simple: find her and keep it quiet. But as Sophie investigates the senator and the daughter who’s kept out of the public eye, she discovers more than a straight case of kidnapping.

The Sophie Anderson novels are murder mysteries / police procedurals that feature forensics and criminal profiling. They have been compared to Criminal Minds, Medium, Patricia Cornwall and Kathy Reichs.